Poets & Writers – July-August 2019

GRANTS & AWARDS

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81 POETS & WRITERS

Gulf Coast

BARTHELME PRIZE FOR SHORT PROSE

A prize of $1,000 and publication in

Gulf Coast is given annually for a work

of short prose. Submit a prose poem, a

piece of flash fiction, or a micro-essay of

up to 500 words with an $18 entry fee,

which includes a subscription to Gulf

Coast, by August 31. Visit the website for

complete guidelines.

PRIZE IN TRANSLATION

A prize of $1,000 and publication in

Gulf Coast is given in alternating years

for a group of poems or a prose excerpt

translated from any language into Eng-

lish. The 2019 prize will be given for

prose. Submit up to 20 pages of prose

translated into English and a copy of

the original text with an $18 entry fee,

which includes a subscription to Gulf

Coast, by August 31. Visit the website for

complete guidelines.

Gulf Coast, University of Houston,

English Department, Houston, TX 77204.

(713) 743-3223. Justin Jannise, Editor.

[email protected]

http://www.gulfcoastmag.org

Hidden River Arts

HAWK MOUNTAIN SHORT STORY

COLLECTION AWARD

A prize of $1,000 and publication by

Hidden River Press is given annually

for a story collection. Using the online

submission system, submit a manuscript

of any length with a $22 entry fee by

July 30. Visit the website for complete

guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)

Hidden River Arts, Hawk Mountain Short

Story Collection Award, P.O. Box 63927,

Philadelphia, PA 19147.

[email protected]

hiddenriverarts.wordpress.com

Howling Bird Press

BOOK CONTEST

A prize of $1,000 and publication by

Howling Bird Press will be given in

alternating years for a book of poetry,

fiction, or creative nonfiction. The 2019

prize will be awarded in nonfiction.

Using the online submission system,

submit an essay collection or a memoir

of 20,000 to 50,000 words with a $25

entry fee by July 31. Visit the website for

complete guidelines.

(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)

Howling Bird Press, Book Contest,

Augsburg University, 219 Memorial Hall,

2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

55454. James Cihlar, Publisher.
       [email protected]
       augsburg.edu/mfa/howling-bird-press

Indiana Review

“1/2 K” PRIZE

A prize of $1,000 and publication in

Indiana Review is given annually for

a poem or a work of flash fiction or

creative nonfiction. Submit up to three

poems, stories, or essays of up to 500

words each with a $20 entry fee, which

includes a subscription to Indiana Review,

by August 15. All entries are considered

for publication. Visit the website for

complete guidelines.

(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)

Indiana Review, “1/2 K” Prize, Indiana

University, English Department, Lindley

215, 150 South Woodlawn Avenue,

Bloomington, IN 47405.

[email protected]

indianareview.org/prizes

Judged by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

Anthony Cody

Borderland Apocrypha

The Finalists (in alphabetical order by last name) are:

Upcoming Omnidawn Writing Contests

Postal & online submissions—For details visit: http://www.omnidawn.com

$1,000 Fabulist Fiction Chapbook/Novelette

Judge: To be determined

Fee: $18 Sep 1–Oct 15, 2019

Broc Rossell

Seattle,

Washington

Emma Wippermann

Brooklyn,

New York

Andrew J. Smyth

New York,

New York

Benjamin Krusling

Iowa City,

Iowa

Alyz Raz

Medina,

Ohio

$3,000 Omnidawn OpenBook

Judge: Rachel Zucker

Fee: $27 Jul 1–Aug 19 , 2019

2018 Omnidawn Open Book Prize